Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium was 35,109 t in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
35,109 t
Change on year
down 20.2%
World rank
54th
of 201 countries
All-time high
94,380 t
in 2020
All-time low
17,845 t
in 1975
Years of data
63
1961–2023

Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023

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Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.

Analysis

In 2023, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Sri Lanka stood at 35,109 t.

The figure is down 20.2% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Sri Lanka peaked at 94,380 t in 2020 and was at its lowest, 17,845 t, in 1975.

That places Sri Lanka 54th out of 201 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 63 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 26,501 t 22,916 t 32,311 t 9
1970s 24,926 t 17,845 t 28,469 t 10
1980s 43,899 t 34,238 t 51,460 t 10
1990s 46,652 t 41,160 t 51,136 t 10
2000s 53,069 t 43,621 t 68,729 t 10
2010s 56,361 t 28,855 t 77,004 t 10
2020s 60,323 t 35,109 t 94,380 t 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 51 Pakistan 37,696 t compare
  2. 52 Nigeria 37,399 t compare
  3. 53 Lithuania 35,625 t compare
  4. 55 Czechoslovakia 35,100 t compare
  5. 56 Hungary 34,862 t compare
  6. 57 Portugal 33,898 t compare

See the full ranking of 233 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Sri Lanka?
Mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium in Sri Lanka was 35,109 t in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 94,380 t in 2020.
What is the lowest mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 17,845 t in 1975.
How does Sri Lanka rank for mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium?
Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
Is mineral fertilizers — cropland potassium rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mineral fertilizers — Cropland potassium
Unit
t
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
233 places, 13,440 data points, 1961–2023
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The Cropland Nutrient balance domain contains information on the flows of nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium from mineral fertilizer, manure applied, atmospheric deposition, crop removal, and biological fixation over cropland and per unit area of cropland. The flows are aggregated to total inputs and total outputs, from which the overall nutrient balance and nutrient use efficiency on cropland are calculated. Statistics are disseminated in units of tonnes and in kg/ha, as appropriate. Nutrient use efficiency is expressed as a fraction (%).